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BROTHERS GRIMM'S WANDERINGS

They would soon now be going forward into lands wholly strange to them, and beyond all but the most vague and distant legends of the Shire, and in the gathering twilight they longed for home.
– The Lord of the Rings, Volume One: The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One: The Ring Sets Out, Chapter 8 Fog on the Barrow-downs

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They would soon now be…

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Päijänne Lake, Jyväskylä | Finland (by Federica Gentile)

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Päijänne Lake, Jyväskylä | Finland (by Federica Gentile)

Around the Bucklebury Ferry.

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The rolling greensward greeting Shirefolk in the mornings of the growing season.

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Reader: The Hobbit. Chapter 19 “The Last Stage”

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The journey home, to the Shire, saw the wizard and the hobbit reaching Rivendell on the evening of May 1st, back to the same silly singing of the Elves from the house of Elrond.
Gandalf regaled the denizens of the house with the quest, and his own adventure – which Bilbo had not been privy to. More tales were told, but of course despite being in a premium seat, Bilbo nodded his way through it.

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Reader: The Hobbit. Chapter 2 “Roast Mutton”

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Dwarves may be good with household chores, but when in a hurry they still leave a mess.

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Reader: The Hobbit. Chapter 1 “An Unexpected Party”

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Laid the foundations for the story – this opening chapter introduced the main protagonists.
- Showcased race, geanealogy, home and character of key character Bilbo Baggins.
- Defined Gandalf as he’s come to be known, grumpiness, famous for his fireworks, and flare for a ton of things.
- Introduced the Dwarves who make up Thorin and Company. For the record, the proper introduction sequence was Dwalin, Balin, Kili and Fili, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Thorin.

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Don't mind me July 13, 2015
Just a quick flyby dusting and to clear out the ask/mail… not that most folks noticed anyway. elven-nicknacks, I’ll send my chatter via the usual.
finduilas-faelivrin: Witch-king of Angmar sketch by kimberly80 July 13, 2015
finduilas-faelivrin: Witch-king of Angmar sketch by kimberly80
morethanphotography:RiverOfLight II by wmoritzer At the head of... June 11, 2015
morethanphotography:RiverOfLight II by wmoritzer At the head of the glen a torrent flowed like a white lace over an endless ladder of short falls, and a mist of foam hung in the air about the mountains’ feet.‘Yonder is the Dimrill Stair,’ said Aragorn, pointing to the falls.- The Lord of the Rings, Volume Two: The Two Towers, Book Three: The Treason Of Iseng […]
morethanphotography:Static Sphere by DigitalArtPhotography It is... June 10, 2015
morethanphotography:Static Sphere by DigitalArtPhotography It is said that the towers of Emyn Beraid were not built indeed by the Exiles of Númenor, but were raised by Gilgalad for Elendil, his friend; and the Seeing Stone of Emyn Beraid was set in Elostirion, the tallest of the towers. Thither Elendil would repair, and thence he would gaze out over the sund […]
morethanphotography:fumée de mer - Sea smoke by ylacaille The... June 9, 2015
morethanphotography:fumée de mer - Sea smoke by ylacaille The sun was still close to the eastern edge of things. The morning was cool, and mists were in the valleys and hollows and twined here and there about the peaks and pinnacles of the hills.- The Hobbit, Chapter 7 Queer Lodgings
magicalnaturetour:Smiling squirrel by laryan1“Yes it certainly... June 8, 2015
magicalnaturetour:Smiling squirrel by laryan1“Yes it certainly is! No I could not! And I was explaining very carefully,” answered the wizard crossly. “If you must know more, his name is Beorn. He is very strong, and he is a skin-changer.”“What! a furrier, a man that calls rabbits conies, when he doesn’t turn their skins into squirrels?” asked Bilbo.“Good gra […]
sitoutside:Horsehead Nebula in Orion - HaLRGB by cfaobam... June 7, 2015
sitoutside:Horsehead Nebula in Orion - HaLRGB by cfaobam Then the pursuit was begun; and the earth shook beneath the horses of the host of Oromë, and the fire that was stricken from the hooves of Nahar was the first light that returned to Valinor.- The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion Chapter VIII Of the Darkening of ValinorSomewhere out there, the prototyp […]
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the-green-of-new-leaves:(Atheris squamigera) variable bush viperD’awwww ‘It can’t be helped, Sam,’ said Frodo sadly. He had suddenly realized that flying from the Shire would mean more painful partings than merely saying farewell to the familiar comforts of Bag End. ‘I shall have to go. But’ – and here he looked hard at Sam – ‘if you really care about me, yo […]
The hobbits turned back. The voices of the Ents were still... June 5, 2015
The hobbits turned back. The voices of the Ents were still rising and falling in their conclave. The sun had now risen high enough to look over the high hedge: it gleamed on the tops of the birches and lit the northward side of the dingle with a cool yellow light. There they saw a little glittering fountain. They walked along the rim of the great bowl at the […]
ponderation:The green and red valley by Iñaki LarreaBetween the... June 4, 2015
ponderation:The green and red valley by Iñaki LarreaBetween the arms of Gelion was the ward of Maglor, and here in one place the hills failed altogether; there it was that the Orcs came into East Beleriand before the Third Battle.- The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion Chapter XIV Of Beleriand and its Realms

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